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Old 11-23-2009, 11:17 AM
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Default RE: Sterling plans for America or Emma C Berry

Dave, Put her in the water.   You will like the way the boat sails.  I do hope you built the larger rudder ? I built the ECB in the 70's and converted a friends to RC in the 90's,  and the boat sails really well.  See a photo of mine at,     www.pondyachts.net   Not as nicely detailed as yours, but I couldn't wait to sail her.  Did you install ballast ?   As i recall it took about 6.5 lbs. +.    I used bird shot / epoxy.  The hull, less sails, was floated in the bath tub, and the shot was spooned in through the hatches, a little at a time.   Easy to adjust the balance that way